Nancy Brown

General Partner

Healthcare

"I love my job. Every day, we come together to innovate and create companies in financial services and healthcare that tackle complex problems that don’t have solutions today. We are making the world a better place – that is pretty amazing."

Active Investments

  • Cricket Health
  • Devoted Health
  • Firefly Health
  • Groups Recover Together
  • Maven
  • Noom
  • Unite Us
  • Wayspring

Prior Investments

  • Limeade (ASX: LME)

Nancy Brown (HC), a General Partner at Oak HC/FT, joined the firm in 2014 and focuses on growth equity and early-stage venture opportunities in Healthcare.

Nancy currently serves on the Boards of Cricket Health, Firefly Health, Groups Recover Together, Maven, and Unite US. Nancy is also actively involved with Noom and Wayspring. Prior investments include Limeade (ASX: LME).

Prior to joining Oak HC/FT, Nancy was Vice President of Strategy and Business Development for McKesson Technology Solutions. Previously, Nancy was Chief Growth Officer at MedVentive, which was acquired by McKesson in 2012. Before joining MedVentive, she served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development as well as Senior Vice President of Clinical Service of athenahealth. Prior to joining athenahealth in 2004, she was a Senior Vice President at McKesson Corporation, focused on marketing and strategic planning. She joined McKesson in 1999 when it acquired a company she co-founded, Abaton.com, a provider of internet-based clinical solutions for the ambulatory market. Earlier, she spent eight years at Harvard Community Health Plan where she held several senior management roles.

Nancy has served on the New England Venture Capital Association Board of Directors and as a mentor for Mass Challenge.

She received a Bachelor of Science degree at University of New Hampshire and an MBA from Northeastern University.

LIGHTNING ROUND WITH NANCY

Go-to Karaoke song?

New Rules – Dua Lipa

Outside of work you’ll find me…

With my daughter and friends!

What book have you read again and again?

Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen

Favorite podcast?

The Moth

Favorite board game?

Wits and Wagers